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Sunnyside Unified District (4407)

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) spends $11,891 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Arizona districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sunnyside Unified District (4407) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,995
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$11,891
Per-pupil spending
14,317
Students enrolled
59th
Pct. in AZ
$65,995

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) spends $11,891 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Arizona districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $65,995, below the national average of $70,245, serving 14,317 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Sunnyside Unified District (4407) spends $11,891 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Arizona districts with a reliable figure.
  • 59th percentile for Arizona
  • 51st percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arizona ranks #29 of 49 on the salary estimate and #16 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Sunnyside Unified District (4407) ranks #61 of 152 Arizona districts by estimated teacher salary and #127 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Safford Unified District (4218) pay #1 at $99,366 is not Red Mesa Unified District (4159) spending #1 at $38,950 per pupil
  • +22.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arizona median

Among 213 Arizona districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Sunnyside Unified District (4407)'s instructional payroll puts 81.5% into regular program , 2.5 points below the state median of 84.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Sunnyside Unified AZ median Gap
Regular program 81.5% 84.0% -2.5 pp
Special education 12.7% 10.8% +1.9 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 1.7% +1.9 pp
Other programs 2.2% 0.0% +2.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 213 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0408170 · FY2023.

LEAID 0408170 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sunnyside Unified F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P59 in state RANK-NAT-MID P51 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-LARGE 14.3K students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lake FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,995 estimated average teacher salary · P59 in Arizona · P51 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Gilbert ($588est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sunnyside Unified

Salary neighbourhood · Sunnyside Unified

Sunnyside Unified sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Sunnyside Unified

Sunnyside Unified District (4407)'s estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,995 Top 49% higher than 51% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. This district $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Sunnyside Unified District (4407)

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +22.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Arizona's statewide +25.8% by 3.4 points, a growth rate faster than 49% of the 199 Arizona districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 15,798 to 14,317 students (9.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Arizona sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$65,995.061

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arizona price level
100.7 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$65,509

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arizona sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Arizona compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Sunnyside Unified District (4407)

What the Numbers Say About Sunnyside Unified District (4407)

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) is a mid-sized school district in Arizona, serving 14,317 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,891. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,995, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0408170 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arizona statewide average of $63,921, teacher pay in Sunnyside Unified District (4407) runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arizona, it pays more than 59% of them. Arizona itself ranks #29 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Sunnyside Unified District (4407) reports $170.2M in total expenditure against $195.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $39.9M, special-education teacher pay is $6.2M.

How does Sunnyside Unified District (4407) compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Arizona average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) $65,995
Mesa Unified District (4235) $67,420
Arizona avg $63,921
National avg $70,245

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) pays -2.1% less than Mesa Unified District (4235) · per-pupil $11,891 vs $14,903

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Arizona districts

On pay, Sunnyside Unified District (4407) sits closest to Lake Havasu Unified District (4368); on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Avondale Elementary District (4272). These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Lake Havasu Unified District (4368)
  2. Gilbert Unified District (4239)
  3. Liberty Elementary District (4266)
  4. Higley Unified School District (4248)
  5. Mesa Unified District (4235)
  6. Nogales Unified District (4457)
  7. Dysart Unified District (4243)
  8. Douglas Unified District (4174)
  9. Phoenix Elementary District (4256)
  10. Isaac Elementary District (4259)
  11. Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Avondale Elementary District (4272)
  2. Higley Unified School District (4248)
  3. Buckeye Elementary District (4269)
  4. Florence Unified School District (4437)
  5. Crane Elementary District (4501)
  6. Prescott Unified District (4466)
  7. Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)
  8. Fowler Elementary District (4273)
  9. Sierra Vista Unified District (4175)
  10. Pendergast Elementary District (4283)
  11. Vail Unified District (4413)

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Sunnyside Unified District (4407)'s enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sunnyside Unified District (4407): closest on enrollment (14,317 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,995 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$195.5M
Total Revenue
$170.2M
Total Expenditure
$54.8M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$39.9M
Regular Program
$6.2M
Special Education
$1.8M
Vocational
$1.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Sunnyside Unified District (4407): the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arizona Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arizona districts belongs to Safford Unified District (4218) at $99,366. Sunnyside Unified District (4407) places 50 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Arizona sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Virginia and Colorado are its nearest price peers.

View all Arizona districts →

Other Arizona Districts

Large-district sample from 153 Arizona peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
$59,626
11,961 students
Yuma Union High School District (4507)
$78,236
11,380 students
Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
$68,729
10,425 students
Tempe School District (4258)
$56,610
10,306 students
Alhambra Elementary District (4280)
$72,907
9,978 students
Agua Fria Union High School District (4289)
$72,651
9,632 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Arizona districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
What is the average teacher salary in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)?

The average teacher salary in Sunnyside Unified District (4407) is $65,995 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Sunnyside Unified District (4407) teacher pay compare to the Arizona average?

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) pays 3.2% more than the Arizona state average of $63,921. The district's average is $65,995.

How does Sunnyside Unified District (4407) teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) pays 6.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,995.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sunnyside Unified District (4407)?

Sunnyside Unified District (4407) spends approximately $11,891 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sunnyside Unified District (4407)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Sunnyside Unified District (4407)'s total expenditure of $170.2M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Sunnyside Unified District (4407)'s salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.